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Silence and Shyness

By Ivor Steven
July 12, 2021
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An earthworm
Photo taken by Ivor Steven

I hear the digital clock’s shyness
My unruffled day feels timeless
Alone and listening to the silence
Of the muzzled arctic breeze
A quiet zephyr’s foreboding freeze

I hear the garden snail’s widow
Sliding up the kitchen window
Her silvery trail grates and slithers
Along the cold pane’s dirty rivers

I hear an earthworm digging
His defiant endeavors are deafening
Blindly shoveling the muddy ground
A dark burrow where he cannot be found

The photo was taken by Ivor Steven.

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Ivor Steven

Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, and has been writing poetry for 19 years. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies, and on-line magazines. He is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc.(Australia), and is a team member/barista with the on-line magazine "Go Dog Go Cafe" (America).

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13 comments

  1. Beth Kennedy 12 July, 2021 at 12:59 Reply

    so quiet ! beautiful poem

    • Ivor Steven 13 July, 2021 at 09:41 Reply

      Thank you Beth .. and some of the words come from an uncle of mine, years ago, he lived out in country, and one day he said “it’s so quiet out here, that at night time I can hear the garden snails climbing up the windows “

  2. derrick knight 13 July, 2021 at 04:30 Reply

    Fine musings on silence, Ivor

    • Ivor Steven 13 July, 2021 at 09:42 Reply

      Thank you Derrick for visiting CHW

  3. Larry Trasciatti 13 July, 2021 at 15:24 Reply

    Hey I really wish all silence could be that enjoyable

    • Ivor Steven 14 July, 2021 at 09:56 Reply

      Thank you Larry… we all our moments of silence

  4. Colleen Brown 13 July, 2021 at 20:23 Reply

    I feel the line “My unruffled day feels timeless”. Some days just have that endlessness about them.

    • Ivor Steven 14 July, 2021 at 10:00 Reply

      Thank you Colleen for finding me here on Coffee House Writers …. haha.. I am probably looking for some timeless moments … I’ll 70 next week ..

  5. Jo Curtain 14 July, 2021 at 00:46 Reply

    Beautiful poem Ivor. Beautiful reflection on silence.

  6. Walter Page 14 July, 2021 at 08:36 Reply

    Another poetic gem my friend, congratulations on your latest accomplishment! 😎😴

    • Ivor Steven 14 July, 2021 at 20:04 Reply

      Hi Walt, great to see you here, thanks for your friendly and generous comments ….

  7. Walter Page 14 July, 2021 at 08:38 Reply

    The 😴 was an error, lol…

  8. Ivor Steven 14 July, 2021 at 10:02 Reply

    Hi Jo, and thank you for your lovely comment and finding me here on Coffee House Writers …

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